Araz
Boy · ah-RAHZ
Araz is a boys' name, meaning “the Aras river”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Araz mean?
Azerbaijani, from the name of the Aras river (Greek Araxes)
“the Aras river”
The Aras forms much of the border between Azerbaijan and Iran.
- Say it
- ah-RAHZ
Is Araz a girl's or a boy's name?
Araz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Araz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Araz, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Araz than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Araz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Araz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
Names like Araz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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